CCW tha Heist

Hey Gardo I just spoke to Brett at PIT, great guy! I asked him a question through PIT's website (dropping your name of course) and he called me back in about 5 minutes! We had a great conversation about bikes in general and he answered all my questions about Tha Heist. He seemed to be a very honest and straight up guy who just gave me the facts which is refreshing. Seems there are a lot of exciting things instore for CCW and PIT coming up, thats all I can say for now.

I might try to make it down there this weekend, hopefully there won't be a freaking monsoon going on again like last Saturday.

Excellent news JK3, the guys at PIT are all great, they're not really "Sales" guys they are Riders and gear heads. They have a lot going on right now.
Hey the offer stands if you want to see the bike up close and personal we can find a place to meet

couldn't resist took the bike out today for an hour, was a bit chilly but the new jacket is really warm, just should've changed out of the leather cons first.
just added to the Widow the new mirrors, a set of black dice with red dots for the plate bolts and valve stem covers, and did a right side vertical plate mount that attached to the axle.
Actually thinking i might wrap the pipe in black tomorrow will post a pic later.

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...latestpics.jpg

Gardo.
Do you have a white light on the tag? I thought you were going to move the tail light to the side also. Never seen your arrangement before.
Can you see anything out of those mirrors?

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Can you see anything out of those mirrors?

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Heh heh - that was my first thought, too.

Your bike is looking very very nice!! I really like what you've done with it. :thumbsup:

Pipe wraps just don't do it for me - they look like the goofy repair jobs we used to do on the farm! But don't listen to me - I'm an old geezer that still gets excited by chroming everything.

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Gardo.
Do you have a white light on the tag? I thought you were going to move the tail light to the side also. Never seen your arrangement before.
Can you see anything out of those mirrors?

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Dont need the White light on Bikes in NJ but the plate needs to be visible. I'm playing with the config a bit. I have actually grown to like the the tail light up there. Lots of the bikes I've been spying has it moved. So why not be different. i actually may move the light further back on the fender and chop it some more.
I like the side plate mount but I'm still iffy about it. And nope those mirrors are totally useless for everything but looking cool.
I never use them when riding anyway, I always swivel the noggin to check, double check, triple check then go

LJH Thanks for the compliment she's a work in progress and the vision of her is almost there. I was thinking of just wrapping the header pipe and leaving the muffler alone. will try it and see what it looks like and if i like it it stays and if not well 2hrs and $50 USD lessoned learned :lol8:

Lookin good Gardo! Going to try to get to PIT next weekend, today was a total washout. I'm guessing the axle nut is on that side, a lot easier to to install then taking the whole axle out. According to some, the wrap keeps the exhaust gasses hotter throughout the pipe and can increase exhaust gas velocity to create a little more power. Don't know if it applies to this motor but it looks cool as hell on a bobber.

Be careful with the side mount, I broke a few of them on the HD, they seem to just snap off from vibes and wind buffeting. Hopefully you've got a nice thick plate with some reinforcements at the bend. The angle you have it mounted might help, it's not just sitting up straight like a sail.

I finally got some time down on the strip...

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Great looking bikes those bobbers.

Lookin Good John

Nice pics ktmracer! Sharp looking bike, posed in the proper locale!

I especially like your key fob! :lol8:

John,
Great job on your web site. http://www.233motorsports.com/

I wish you success in your new business and am sure you will treat the customers right.

Took the bike out for a solo Easter run to visit various family members in my area. Put some more Highway mileage on it and I have to say the bike impresses me more every time I ride her. Did get caught in a quick spritz of rain, about 5 minutes, on my way home.
got a lot of compliments on the bike and many questions. People though it was a custom HD to an old school Norton BSA. had folks pulling up next to me asking if I wanted to sell her LoL.
Not my Widow, not right now.

In other Gardo news, looks like I may be doing the Rolling Thunder Event in DC this Memorial Day, My foster Mom and biological Father as well as more uncles than I can count, are all vets of the Vietnam War. My mom and the Old Man, her husband not my father :mwink:, go to this event every year, so I will be down there with them and want to Honor my father by paying my respects to those who have not come home.

Its also 6.5 weeks to Americade and we have 5 riders doing the trip up 2 dropped out but 2 more jumped in. We did the preliminary ride mapping and route setting, Hotel is booked and the Registrations are in. So this is the real deal, in for a penny in for a pound.

Sounds great Gardo, glad you're so pumped on the bike. Haha I love it when people come up and ask what kind of bike it is and have no clue! I bet the ones who thought it was an HD sheepishly walk away totally confused. Your brother being an HD guy what is his opinion of the bike?

That's a great trip down to DC, kind of puts things in perspective. Awesome that you and your family can go down together.

My patience is waining and I'm getting an itchy trigger finger. We'll soon see after I get to PIT this weekend.

Well my brother is an"HD guy" he likes it thinks its a great looking Bike. But always makes the comments that he has 96ci motor.
yea still working the details out for the Rolling Thunder trip

next weekend is gonna be nice, you looking just for stock or are they gonna cu

I found out that the HD world is not what it's made out to be. There are some serious $$$'s going into that hype machine. For what I paid I basically got a slow, very heavy, over rated, over hyped machine that had poor suspension, spongy brakes and abysmal customer service. You can get them to perform really good but you have to spend A LOT of money to get there. Don't even get me started about their service dept. blunders, really embarrassing stuff. You could by 4 Heists for what you pay for a stock Dyna. Or 2 Heists and 2 Misfits haha!

Sorry, rant over.

Looking for a stock bike, I'll be doing a lot of mods myself. Hopefully I get some money issues straightened out and if the test ride goes well I'll be contributing this thread in the future.

I hear ya man I hear ya.

the offer still stands I will be happy to show you the bike in person so you can see what I bolt on custom Heist looks like

Ok thanks Gardo, I appreciate it!

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Its also 6.5 weeks to Americade and we have 5 riders doing the trip up 2 dropped out but 2 more jumped in. We did the preliminary ride mapping and route setting, Hotel is booked and the Registrations are in. So this is the real deal, in for a penny in for a pound.

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Wish I could make that run. Sounds like a blast. i will be at the Laughlin River Run next weekend. www.laughlinriverrun.com

Ok, so I tried to shot some video on my Heist of the Las Vegas Strip. I got motion sickness watching it as I mounted my phone to my handlebars. Not such a good idea. I need to borrow a helmet camera from someone. Kinda funny....

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Ok, so I tried to shot some video on my Heist of the Las Vegas Strip. I got motion sickness watching it as I mounted my phone to my handlebars. Not such a good idea. I need to borrow a helmet camera from someone. Kinda funny....

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Best little camera that I ever bought XTC-100 Amazon has it for $73.00 USD
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003DNSIOQ

Did anoth 60 miles mostly all Highway driving and the bike likes that 55 - 65mph area. She handled the traffic just fine and still had plenty of power.
For all you Heist riders out there. I have 2 words for you... Kidney Belt.

I wear mine every time I ride. The ride was good before but even better now.
This has been your latest Gardo PSA

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For all you Heist riders out there. I have 2 words for you... Kidney Belt.

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Haha, you guys and your hardtails. Makes no sense to me...

Yeah, I agree, loonies; friendly, fun loonies but nuts all the same! Talking of nuts, don't you have to wear padded jock-straps (athletic supporters for our USA friends) as well as kidney belts, and what is with that air filter - sucking hard, right next to the man bits?

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Yeah, I agree, loonies; friendly, fun loonies but nuts all the same! Talking of nuts, don't you have to wear padded jock-straps (athletic supporters for our USA friends) as well as kidney belts, and what is with that air filter - sucking hard, right next to the man bits?

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Thanks guys you are all too kind.

Jape good to see you back on the boards, I actually have a pair of super mot shorts which are padded in all the right spots for those real long rides. Gives me that added extra comfort on those long rides. I can do a 100 miles and walk around without an issue. :thumbsup:

Just hit the Bike nite by me and the bike was a huge success, all the HD guys loved it and thought it was a chopped up Triumph. They were more Gagga when I told them it was a China bike lol They were even more impressed that it was a 250cc (229cc) Lifan Engine

Got a lot of attention and even more questions. Met some really nice guys and was invited to some of their gatherings and want me to show the bike off. :thumbsup:

Gardo,
Those Harley guys sure don't know much if they think that your Heist is a Triumph.:riding:

I chock it up the the sclerosis and cataracts :lol8:

Cool Gardo, where did you go? Glad the bike was a hit and you didn't run into any of the Harley snobs. It's funny when people have no idea what the bike is. You should just slap a quick triumph sticker on there to screw with people haha.

I love it, you guys are riding the wheels off these things!

I just took the carb off my bike to send down to Weaver. That guy is great. Trying to sort out the pilot jet in the sheng wey.